Calgary

Calgary

Up and at em again and we headed down the Calgary Trail to Calgary. We passed through Ron McLean’s home town of Red Deer, Alberta on our way there. We found a nice campsite at the outskirts of Calgary. Internet access has been sketchy at some spots, but we did manage to update some stuff at an office inside the main building. We have had no luck contacting the Flames representative the past week, so we camped for two days and went into the city and found the Saddledome. We managed to get parked out the front with the help of Bob who is in charge of security. A team rep did come out and took our posters in to hopefully get them signed, but we weren’t allowed in to see anyone. We got our tickets and put in time till game time with a nice walk along the river and Stampede grounds which are attached to the arena. It covers quite a large area. Graham met with a local sports station host named Bruce Dowbiggin and was on his show for 45 minutes in the afternoon. He dropped by the RV to meet me and graciously gave us a book he has written. We once again had great seats for the game and Calgary won handily by a score of 6-1. We are now 4 & 0 for the home team while on our tour. 4 teams down and 26 to go. We waited after the game for our posters which were being done and Liz from the concierge desk after checking for them, retrieved them for us. We were on our way right after the game to drive out of the city. It’s not so busy and hectic in the morning trying to maneuver the 37 machine around in rush hour traffic. We drove to Canmore, Alberta and stopped there for the night. It of course was dark when we got there, but in the morning it was amazing getting up early and watching the sun come up shining so brightly on the mountain tops. It was quite a sight. Our waitress at one point looked out and said that she never gets tired of looking at the mountains. I can see why. The colours reflected from the sun are hard to describe. It was also a cool 21F and we had no heat.

Graham's Game Report

Calgary vs Phoenix

Oct. 24, 2006

The Saddledome

Calgary has been struggling to this point, but tonight they coasted to an easy 6-1 victory over the Coyotes. Not much went right for Phoenix tonight but they looked to be a little stronger than what they showed. Some tough breaks and too many penalties left them behind after the first period and they were never able to get in the game.